Group: Exclude Chad troops from UN force in Mali UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A network of human rights groups on Wednesday criticized plans to include Chadian troops in a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali while Chad's military remains on a U.N. 'list of shame' for child recruitment. But U.N. officials made clear they had no intention of excluding a country whose soldiers are considered among the best African desert fighters.
June 19, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Omar al-Bashir in International Herald Tribune These forces come from Chad who trained them ...... We hold the Chadian regime fully responsible for what happened,al-Bashir said in a televised address, wearing military fatigues. "We have no choice but to sever relations."
Idriss Deby in Washington Post The Chadian children did not leave. They are with their parents. We were able to avoid the worst,Deby said in the radio interview. "What does it bring me to have five, six French people in prison?"
Christophe in 940 News The Chadian army fought very vigorously and continuously regained ground around the presidential palace until yesterday afternoon when the rebels announced they were leaving the city,a French military spokesman, Capt. Christophe Prazuck, said...